Mat Newman February 1 2018 19:20:58

There are some great new enhancements delivered with the latest release of Notes and Domino with IBM's continued commitment to deliver upgrades, enhancements and fixes with our "Feature Pack" delivery Model. I am particularly excited about the Eclipse platform modernisation and the inclusion of Sametime 9.0.1 as a default installation option.

Notably, this Feature Pack paves the way for the upcoming IBM Notes, Domino and Sametime Version 10 releases coming later this year.

Highlights to note in this latest release:

New Features in IBM Notes/Domino® 9.0.1 Social Edition Feature Pack 10

1) The JVM in Designer is Upgraded to use 1.8 at compile time With this new upgrade, you can launch Designer client and leverage Java 1.8 compile time features in building applications. For full compatibility, apps compiled in FP10 should be deployed on Notes or Domino FP10 and higher. Java apps may run on Notes/Domino 9.0.1 FP8 and higher as that release upgrade to Java 1.8 runtime. However, Application best practice is to compile with the lowest common denominator to the client/server version deployed.

3) Embedded Sametime Upgraded To 9.0.1 By Default The default version of the Embedded Sametime in the Notes Client has been upgraded to the 9.0.1 (previously 8.5.2), which eliminates the need for an add-on installer for Sametime.

4) The GSKit libraries for are upgraded on all client/server platforms except IBM i to Version 8.0.50.84 (which contains FIPS Certified ICC Version: 8.4.1.0) for both client & server. GSKit is used for FIPs support, AES , 1024+ RSA, and Diffie-Hellman. IBM i will be evaluated for a future release.

6) Add-on Installer for Notes CCM (Connections Content Manager) An add-on installer for Notes CCM eliminates the need for special hotfixes but does require 9.0.1 FP10. This optional add-on allows a Notes client to show Libraries from CCM for use with email and calendar. Note: The Notes CCM now supports the Dutch language in addition to previously supported languages For more details on CCM, see https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/connections-content-management.